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Quebec is heading for a showdown with Canada's federal government over who has the final word on the

RUSSIA TAKES OVER OIL, NUCLEAR POWERRussian President Boris Yeltsin has instructed h

Aluminum ingots_ $1,200-$1,225 per ton lots & in wareh

Sept. 12, 1991 Copper Total, 32,560. Gold Total, .1,329,606.Silver To

Transportation News Ticker The dry cargo and tanker fixtures listed herewith and compiled in

The executive board of the West Coast dockworkers' union rejected appeals by the apparent winner of

The votes are in and the loser is . . . Pennsylvania! The Keystone State collected the most

A plan to convert Scott Air Force Base to a joint-use facility could allow cargo and passenger plane

Times may be tough in the airline industry, but at least one employer - the Federal Aviation Adminis

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

China's Zhejiang Province grain purchase program is under way despite severe flooding there since Ju

Reinsurers are increasingly alarmed at the mounting problems of the London insurance market, and unc

CHINA GIVES PRIORITY TO WATER TRANSPORTChina has made the construction of waterborne transpo

Robert Zikmund was named manager of East Coast sales at the stevedoring company. He was chie

Sept. 12, 1991 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

A national pension rights group has joined a lawsuit aimed at preventing California Gov. Pete Wilson

Senator Linie has won a major contract for moving goods from the West Coast to Europe, but its compe

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

International Commerce Club of New Jersey. Sept. 18. Convent Station, N.J. Dinner meeting. Guest spe

Sept. 12, 1991 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

WILLIS CORROON ACQUIRES FACCIANIInsurance broker Willis Corroon PLC Thursday said it

The Danish shipping group A.P. Moller, parent of Maersk Line, reported improved earnings from contai

When officials of the Puerto Rico Maritime Shipping Authority inaugurated their gleaming new headqua

An agreement by the European Community on economic and monetary union is possible by the December de

New York Mercantile Exchange Sept. 12, 1991Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen H

A prolonged drought affecting much of Central America has hobbled hydroelectric capacity in the regi

Louis Dreyfus and Continental Grain have chartered ships to load with corn and soymeal thought to be

Most people know that workers compensation costs have skyrocketed, rising 150 percent since 1980.

Branch Banking & Trust Co. plans to merge its insurance operation with one of Asheville's largest in

Sept. 12, 1991 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bon

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 213.49 up 0.39 which compares

The U.S. dollar traded lower Thursday afternoon while the yen firmed and the British pound softened.

The Army Corps of Engineers has awarded the Trinity Marine Group Inc. a $21.8 million contract to bu

Skyrocketing jury awards, stringent oil spill laws and the onerous cost of liability insurance are c

Malaysia's import and export trade has exploded over the past few years but Malaysia insurance compa

When competing overseas with foreign insurers, U.S. underwriters face a unique obstacle: same-year t

Sept. 12, 1991 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represen

A bold speech by maritime regulator Rob Quartel, in which he indirectly called for eliminating his o

More cargo, more passengers, more maintenance and more jobs are the issues behind Miami Internationa

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